The use of a glycomacropeptide of kappa-casein as a substrate for neuraminidase

Abstract: Glycomacropeptide from milk was studied; its molecular mass and amino acid composition were evaluated. When the glycomacropeptide was used as a substrate of neuraminidase, it exhibited many advantages as compared with ovomucin (high molecular substrate of the enzyme) due to increased content of sialic acids in the glycomacropeptide composition and to high solubility.